The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th July 2019 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he's …STABLEAAcross 4: … something extraordinary — er, claim is open to interpretation!MIRACLEAAcross 9: Pretend one woman's astride anotherIMAGINARYAAcross 10: Lout runs through bar on ecstasyBRUTEAAcross 11: Row over quitting house abroadRANGEAAcross 12: Foxy Liberal secured for StrictlySLAVISHLYAAcross 13: Deer's foot twisted? YesWAPITISAAcross 15: Retiring head of state gets tattoo showing a real 1 29REDRUMAAcross 17: Nomadic people from Niger automatically returnedTUAREGAAcross 19: Improperly uses lap dancePAS SEULAAcross 22: Boasts about backing 15CROWSOVERAAcross 24: A time to go west, where the action is?ARENAAAcross 26: Mounts picture finally in barMARESAAcross 27: As layers are initially peeled off, various characters transformOVIPAROUSAAcross 28: Accommodation outside hotel about to be reviewed? CertainlyNOTHALFAAcross 29: See 1GENIUSDDown 1: Head of state (joke!) has altercation on the way down hereSKID ROWDDown 2: Leader abroad popular for the first time? NoAGAINDDown 3: City keeping cool in case ref shortly gets upsetLEICESTERDDown 4: Can just afford most expensive property for boarders?MAYFAIRDDown 5: Teacher mounting trapeze, swinging both waysRABBIDDown 6: Ouch! Blue's hit follower of 18?CLUBHOUSEDDown 7: Man or woman going up many levels but not allEVELYNDDown 8: Piles of money (estimate for tax ultimately concealed)MASSESDDown 14: Idiot with clout surprisingly accepted — he has the means to governPLUTOCRATDDown 16: Belittle and insult right-wing politician (but turning the volume down)DISPARAGEDDown 18: Produce an abridged version of Chaucer — current volume retainedGIVE OFFDDown 19: OK, you might do this to shockPERMITDDown 20: Gets together a variety of ladies — is Duke not there?LIAISESDDown 21: American largely ignored by people showing judgementACUMENDDown 23: One has put up with interference from special RussianSASHADDown 25: Green, Philip's heart uplifted — that might make you sickE. COLI